Strategic Occidentalism: On Mexican Fiction, the Neoliberal Book Market, and the Question of World Literature

by Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado

Strategic Occidentalism examines the transformation, in both aesthetics and infrastructure, of Mexican fiction since the late 1970s. During this time a framework has emerged characterized by the corporatization of publishing, a frictional relationship between Mexican literature and global book markets, and the desire of Mexican writers to break from dominant models of national culture.

In the course of this analysis, Ignacio M. S?nchez...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810137550
• ISBN13: 9780810137554
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"